Celebrating a historic moment in polio eradication -- Weekly Update

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Rotary International 13 April 2012 Weekly Update A roundup of Rotary news The Salk vaccine On 12 April 1955, scientists declared Jonas Salk's polio vaccine safe, effective, and potent. In honor of the anniversary of that historic announcement, RI General Secretary John Hewko delivered a speech at the World Vaccine Congress in Washington, D.C., noting Rotary's leadership role in polio eradication. Read the speech Contribute to End Polio Now Learn about polio projects on the Rotary Voices blog In other news Rotary and Coca-Cola Beverages team up to fight polio in Pakistan Rotarians, Rotary partners, and Coca-Cola employees conduct cleanup campaign in an area of Karachi at high risk for the wild polio virus. Why a Rotary Youth Exchange 25 years ago still matters Chrysula Winegar, a former Rotary Youth Exchange student to South Africa, blogs about how the experience gave her a new perspective. The Rotarian talks with Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer of microcredit loans to the poor Nobel Peace Prize winner will speak at 2012 RI Convention in Bangkok, Thailand. Announcements Experience Bangkok, a city of markets, during the 2012 RI Convention Trustees reaffirm urgent priority of polio eradication New email scams target Rotarians Trustees adjust new grant model Resource guide Global Outlook Series: The "Plus" in PolioPlus Learn how the polio eradication effort became a model for public-private health partnerships. Rotary Media Center Your online resource for public service announcements, videos, and more. Rotary Video Magazine Collection 5 This set of three DVDs features more than 10 videos of Rotary's work around the globe. Weekly Update brings you the latest Rotary news, features, and links to resources, equipping you for all your Rotary activities. Use this content free of charge in any of your Rotary communications, including club or district newsletters and websites. Download free photos at Rotary Images. Sign up for the Rotary news RSS feed Contact us at web...@rotary.org

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